612 new cases, 182 of those in Story County reported since midday yesterday on the state’s coronavirus website. 17 more were added in Jasper County, six in Tama County, Four in Hardin County and three in Marshall County. The statewide total now 60,108 with a positivity rate of 9.9 percent.

Eleven new deaths added since yesterday for a state total of 1,091; no new deaths from the rona reported in our immediate area.